Unspeakable Cults
Malefactor
Tonight, the Malefactor lays siege to the feeble dreams of men and gods, for his Top Releases of 2014 will ruin the mightiest walls and sack the proudest city.
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| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enslaved | Wotan | Frost | Osmose | In honor of the 1030th anniversary of the mighty siege of Paris by Danish vikings, a 1994 classic. |
| Battleroar | Siegecraft | Age of Chaos | Black Lotus | 2005. |
| In Flames | Bullet Ride | Clayman | Nuclear Blast | Thanks for the request! |
| Hellveto | In A Dream | Galeon/Hellveto | Ritual Execution | Stellar compilation featuring two of Hellveto's early releases. |
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| Lvcifyre | Svn Eater | Svn Eater | Dark Descent Records | The early and longstanding leader of The Malefactor's top releases of 2014. In a year packed with immense albums, it has been a monumental task for any to supplant this punishing black/death metal onslaught. |
| Diocletian | Beast Atop The Trapezoid | Gesundrian | Osmose | One of the year's most crushing live acts, the NZ war metal horde. My pick for the top album in their formidable discography. |
| Disentomb | Pyres Built From Their Severed Wings | Misery | New Standard Elite | A devastatingly precise and dark exercise in brutal death metal. Their explosion in popularity has |
| Dead Congregation | From A Wretched Womb | Promulgation of the Fall | Profound Lore | Massive follow-up to the much-hailed Graves of the Archangels which greatly exceeds its predecessor in viciousness and magnifies its epic qualities to great effect. |
| Impetuous Ritual | Verboten Genesis | Unholy Congregation of Hypocritical Ambivalence | Profound Lore | Another early entrant into the 2014 race which has not lost its lustre (?) with the passage of time. This track particularly stands out as a monument to the craft of this project. |
| Relics of Humanity | Dimensions of Hatred | Ominously Reigning Upon The Intangible | Amputated Vein Records | Hailing from the traditional Russian cultural capital of Minsk (now political capital of Belarus), this dismal and crushing death metal band has advanced the art of truly blasphemous brutality. |
| Devangelic | Entombment of Mutilated Angels | Resurrection Denied | Comatose Music | Featuring such luminaries of the Italian scene as Paolo Chiti and Mario di Giambattista, this debut of brutal death metal will delight fans of Disgorge (USA). One of the finest live acts of the year. |
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| Horrendous | Weeping Relic | Ecdysis | Dark Descent | Newcomers from Pennsylvania, playing Swedish-style death metal with an impressive sense of melody and no uncertain mastery of composition, kicking off the |
| Pact | Baal-Zebub Lord of the Flies | The Infernal Hierarchies | Moribund | Credit to Emperor K-slaughter of Killgasm for the recommendation. Blasting and Satanic US black metal in the vein of Gorgoroth. |
| Excoriation | Orgasmic Scaphism | Excoriation | New Standard Elite | Absolutely smashing brutal death metal resembling a slammier Orchidectomy or Brodequin. Stellar debut from Russia released at the last possible minute for consideration! |
| Stargazer | Ride The Everglade of Reogniroro | A Merging To The Boundless | Nuclear War Now Productions | Another late entry, this avant-garde Aussie black/death team have outdone themselves with a compelling opus. |
| Delusional Parasitosis | Dysmorphic Transmutation | Ingurgitating Intestinal Rot | New Standard Elite | The last of our last-minute entries, another December 31st release sure to please fans of hyperblasting brutality and slams alike. |
| Cerebral Effusion | Consommation | Idolatry of the Unethical | New Standard Elite | Basque country beatdown, one of the most artfully brutal death metal releases of the year. |
| Nightbringer | Et Nox Illuminatio mea in Deliciis Meis | Ego Dominus Tuus | Season Of Mist | The crowning achievement of the Nightbringer discography makes this an epic closer to the Top 14 of 2014. Reminiscent of mighty works by Limbonic Art or Emperor, this one smashes all expectations. |
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| Annihilator | Alison Hell | Alice in Hell | Roadracer | Thanks for the request! |
| Monstrosity | Burden of Evil | Imperial Doom | Nuclear Blast | A burden that I feel every day. |
| Helstar | To Sleep, Per Chance To Scream | Nosferatu | Metal Blade | The 1988 cult classic. |
| Misery Index | Umarked Graves | Discordia | Relapse | Thanks for the request! |
| Suhnopfer | Sonnent les Aurisses (Montmorillon) | Offertoire | Those Opposed | Black metal for elitists only, courtesy of Wothanaz. |
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| Queensryche | Warning | The Warning | EMI | 1984. |
| Demolition Hammer | Omnivore | Epidemic of Violence | Nuclear Blast | 1992 thrash metal violence of the highest order. |
| Darkenhold | Strongholds Eternal Rivalry | Castellum | Those Opposed | Another in-house request for Wothanaz Jr. Castellum is an all-too fitting name for such great fort-building music. |
| Discordance Axis | The Necropolitan | The Inalienable Dreamless | Anime grind. | |
| Cruciamentum | Rotten Flesh Crucifix | Engulfed in Desolation EP + Convocation of Crawling Chaos Demo | Nuclear Winter Records | 2009 demo. |
| Amon Amarth | Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds | Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds | Pulverised | Formative 1995 debut EP. |